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Stony Island is a 1978 American musical drama film directed by Andrew Davis.It concerns an up-and-coming rhythm and blues band in Chicago. Set in various places in Chicago, including gritty Stony Island Avenue, it stars Richard Davis, the director's brother, and features early appearances from Dennis Franz and Rae Dawn Chong as well as numerous local musicians including saxophone great Gene Barge.
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film Stony Island, and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film Quest for Fire, for which she received the Genie Award for Best Actress . Chong later starred in films Beat Street (1984), American Flyers (1985 ...
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, director Andrew Davis’ first film “Stony Island” will make its digital debut on major VOD platforms and DVD on Nov. 17. That same day, there will be a ...
The movie is more or less based on fact; the director and co-writer, Andy Davis, has a brother, Richie Davis who was the last white kid on the block down on Stony Island, and actually was involved in a band something like the one in the movie." [6] In 1981 Davis directed a horror film titled The Final Terror, which was released in 1983.
English. Budget. $40–50 million [3] Box office. $116.1 million [4] Casino is a 1995 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi from the latter's nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. [5] It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak, and James Woods.
Stony Island is an island in the eastern end of Lake Ontario. [1] [2] It is located in Jefferson County, New York. The island covers 1,536 acres (6.22 km 2 ). [3] Originally, the island was covered by large cedar trees. It was cleared for farming in the 19th century but is now largely wooded again. Most of its land area is currently owned or ...
James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. [ 4 ] At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 51st-richest person in the world. [ 4 ] He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge ...
Another Hallmark favorite, Victor Webster, headlines our runner-up pick, Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (premieres Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 pm and repeats Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 pm on Hallmark Movies ...